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As mentioned in a previous column, we do have the Roman empire to thank, if you will, for assisting in creating and perpetuating some of our beliefs. The Romans celebrated the return of the sun god to Earth. As a matter of fact, for several hundred years, early Christians, members of the “way,” did not even celebrate the birth. The spread of Christianity was logistically aided due to the orders of the emperor Constantine. It was in the year 337 that reference was made to the birth of Christ and the date selected was Dec. 25. This was quite agreeable to early Christian leaders who were more than aware that pagan celebrations occurred at the same time, so “switching” or substituting holidays was almost natural. Celebrations at and around Dec. 25 were also existent in other cultures, including those who observed the winter solstice.

I have covered the Lincoln Parish School Board for about three years. During that time, I really can't think of a time when some construction project wasn't either ongoing or in the process of being approved.

Students who graduated as recently as five years ago would not recognize some of the schools they call their alma maters. And, the truth is, I think that's great.

School is important. There are numerous studies citing how important education is to a society.

If you are contributing the maximum amount to your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan each year, that’s good. And if you’re also “maxing out” on your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) annually, that’s even better. But what then?

If you’re already fully funding your 401(k) and IRA, can you put away even more for retirement? Should you?

The answer to this last question is almost certainly “yes” — because you could spend a long time in retirement. How long? Consider these statistics from the Society of Actuaries: